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  2. 21. Human Trafficking and Slavery Reconsidered. Conceptual Limits and States' Positive Obligations

    Author : Vladislava Stoyanova; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; servitude; slavery; human trafficking; forced labour; Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking; European Convention on Human Rights; positive obligations;

    Abstract : The support for the fight against ‘human trafficking’ has evolved rapidly and comprehensively. There has been, however, no overarching critical evaluation of the efforts to make ‘human trafficking’ a focus of international law. READ MORE

  4. 22. Permanent Establishment through Related Persons : A Study on the Treatment of Related Persons under Article 5 of the OECD Model Tax Convention

    Author : Linus Jacobsson; Mattias Dahlberg; Bertil Wiman; Mar­jaana Helminen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; PE; permanent establishment; taxation; international taxation; tax treaty; OECD MTC; Article 5; related person; related company; related enterprise; BEPS; Finansrätt; Fiscal Law;

    Abstract : Globalization, changed business practices and the developments in information technology have put pressure on the PE concept. This thesis deals with related persons and the PE concept, and the increasing tension between them.The main objective of the thesis is to analyze and define the scope of the PE concept, when applied to related persons. READ MORE

  5. 23. Opening Pandora's Box : Exploring Flexibilities and Alternatives for Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources under the Intellectual Property Framework

    Author : Frantzeska Papadopoulou; Marianne Levin; Jens Schovsbo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Traditional knowledge; genetic resources; intellectual property; biodiversity; Rawls; Coase; benefit sharing; patents; Convention on Biological Diversity; TRIPS; bioprospecting; property rights; liability; reward system; Commons; ITPGRFA; Calabresi Melamed; UPOV; FAO; Private Law; civilrätt;

    Abstract : What happens when resources get valuable and scarce? How is Intellectual Property dealing with market failures related to sub-patentable innovation or purely traditional knowledge with interesting applications? The protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources (TKGR) has been one of the major modern challenges in international IP law. The entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its implementation in national legislation has created more questions than the ones it answered. READ MORE

  6. 24. The holocaust and genocide in history and politics. A study of the discrepancy between human rights law and international politics

    Author : Malin Isaksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The Holocaust; Genocide; Genocide Convention International Law; International Politics; United Nations;

    Abstract : The focus of the dissertation is on the role of the Holocaust in interpreting genocide in international politics. The Holocaust by becoming one of the main influences on morality and ethics in the post-world war world is often seen as a standard to measure good and evil. READ MORE

  7. 25. Safeguarding nature and people : Integrating economics, politics, and human rights to transform biodiversity policies and governance

    Author : Niak Sian Koh; Thomas Hahn; Claudia Ituarte-Lima; Wiebren J. Boonstra; Grace Wong; Esther Turnhout; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; global environmental governance; human rights review mechanisms; biodiversity offsets; commensurability; commodification; economic instruments; transformations; Convention on Biological Diversity; compliance; safeguards; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : None of the world’s biodiversity goals from the last decade were fully met, as biodiversity losses are occurring at an unprecedented rate. Policies are not always effective; their use may have adverse effects on people and nature. READ MORE